U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Keene YMCA Community… Read more »

(Manchester, NH) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) that the DOJ has awarded $267,595 to the Franklin School District through DOJ’s Students, Teachers, Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) took part in a virtual Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust.” In the hearing, Members examined the safety and efficacy, accessibility to, and the public’s trust in potential vaccines for COVID-19.  In response to… Read more »

This week, multiple pieces of legislation backed by Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) to improve access to health care for Granite State veterans passed the House of Representatives. Kuster was a co-sponsor of the VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act, which would improve and expand access to telehealth services for veterans. She also backed the Equal Access to Contraception for… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor to recognize the bipartisan effort to pass legislation to help research and prevent Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and support families who have lost a child to it. Kuster helped to advance the Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act in the Energy and Commerce Committee in July, paving the way for this… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Award of $28 Million in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants to help provide substance use disorder treatment throughout New Hampshire. Friday’s grant  announcement from… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $11.4 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help New Hampshire nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the… Read more »

High resolution versions of these photos are available here and here. Colebrook, NH - Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital (UCVH) and met with UCVH, Indian Stream Health Center, and North Country Healthcare leadership to receive updates on the region’s continued response to COVID-19. Rep. Kuster has been in regular contact with community… Read more »

**Rep. Kuster held two virtual roundtable discussions with experts and providers to hear updates on COVID-19 in health care and addiction treatment communities** **View Rep. Kuster’s conversation with mental health and SUD experts here** **View Rep. Kuster’s conversation with health care providers here** Concord, NH - Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) held two virtual… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) along with Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced new legislation to reverse the dangerous decrease in vaccination rates, which have plummeted during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8061) makes critical investments to develop,… Read more »